Geography Resources

The Plate Tectonics

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/techist.html

The Plate Tectonic. This is really a good resource for Geography Paper 3 at A’ Level.

Vegetation

http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/html/botanytextbooks/worldvegetation/index.html

  • This site gives you major types of vegetation of the world and their distribution.
  • You will find information on forests, savanna, scrub, alpine vegetation etc.
  • It is suitable for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 of Advanced level Geography.
  • It is also suitable for biology students studying ecology.
  • Glaciation quiz

    http://www.usd.edu/esci/exams/glaciers.html

    Need to test your knowledge on glaciation, this site may help you out. It provides you with various questions which only need one to submit the answer chosen.

    Seasons

    http://www.edumedia-sciences.com/

    Find simulation on the four seasons.

    The site also gives you 380 downloadable interactive simulation, illustrations, pictures and diagrams on topics in geography and other subjects arranged according to the level of the learners.

    Continental drift

    http://www.edumedia-sciences.com/a95_l2-continental-drift.html

    This site will give you simulation and animation on continental drift.

    View a simulation on how continents drifted from 255 million years ago to present (From Pangea time to present- step by step to the future)

    View the subduction zones, collision zones etc

    The Plate Tectonics

    http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/techist.html

    The Plate Tectonic. This is really a good resource for Geography Paper 3 at A’ Level.

    Famine

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famine

    • Site discussing famine around the world with particular emphasis in Africa
    • Gives you the definition and genesis of famine around the globe
    • Suitable for Geography Paper 2- (A) Level and General Paper (S101)-A level

    Pictures of famine stricken areas of Africa. Listen to sounds and videos of famine victims around the world

    MAPS

    http://local.live.com/

    Site with a digital map. Get 2D and 3D, road, aerial and hybrid views of  places around the world(Switch between viws).Have a glimpse of both map view andBird’s eye view of the selected places.

     Suitable for studies of North American Geography and World Problems and Development in Papaer 2 Geography for A Level Students.

    Take a virtual tour of the major cities of the world and see how they look like in reality.

    Climate

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/climate

    An educative website on climate.Broad and comprehesive definition,classification,factors esposible for climate change,temperature,clouds and winds.It also covers atmospheric pressure.

    Animation on climate change

    Sources of Energy from the Energy Kids Page

    The Energy Kids Page (Provided by the US Government Energy Information Administration)
    http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/renewable/renewable.html

    This site provides information on the various sources of energy. It is particularly designed for introducing children to the various types of energy and classifies them into renewable and non renewable. It includes a set of classroom activities and games that can make the work of the teacher easier and the process more interesting to the learners. See these at

    http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/